Despite debuting on top of the box-office weekend, Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn didn’t reach the $45 million that Warner Bros. expected for the film. Instead, the film brought in $33.3 million, which was easily bested the second-place finisher, Bad Boys for Life, by $21.3 million.
Falling out of first place for the first time in four weeks, Bad Boys for Life took in $12 million over the weekend. The film now boasts a total of $166.3 million. Also dropping a spot to third place due to the opening of Birds of Prey was 1917, which added $9 million over the weekend to give the war epic a seven-week total of $132.5 million. Falling to fourth from third was Dolittle, which finished with $6.7 million over the weekend, giving the film a four-week tally of $64 million.
Leap frogging to the fifth spot from sixth last week was Jumanji: The Next Level which made $5.5 million over the weekend and now boasts a nine-week total of $298.5 million. Dropping to sixth place was The Gentlemen, which managed to take in $4.2 million this weekend, giving the film a three-week total of $26.9 million. Finishing in seventh place with $3.5 million in its second week of release was the horror film Gretel & Hansel which appears to be poised to leave the top ten in the very near future.
Making an unexpected return to the top ten was Knives Out, which took in $2.4 million over the weekend and finished in the eighth spot. The strong weekend showing gives the film an eleven-week total of $158.9 million. Ninth place remained steady as Little Women held the spot for the second week in a row with $2.3 million. The film has now brought in $102.7 million during its first seven weeks in release.
Finally, Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker dropped to the final spot in the top ten from seventh last week with $2.2 million. This gives the film an eight-week total of $510.5 million. Leaving the top ten this week were two films: The Turning and The Rhythm Section. After three weeks in release, The Turning managed to gross $14.2 million before dropping from the top ten while The Rhythm Section vacates the top ten in only its second week of release after bringing in $4.9 million during that time.
Several new wide releases next week will again look to shake up the weekend box office, including: The Photograph, Fantasy Island, Downhill, and Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Weekend Box Office (February 7th – February 9th)
- Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn…$33.3 Million
- Bad Boys for Life…$12.0 Million
- 1917…$9.0 Million
- Dolittle…$6.7 Million
- Jumanji: The Next Level…$5.5 Million
- The Gentlemen…$4.2 Million
- Gretel & Hansel…$3.5 Million
- Knives Out…$2.4 Million
- Little Women…$2.3 Million
- Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker…$2.2 Million
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